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Title and Summary
VP, Senior Economist
We are looking for a Vice President, Senior Economist who will focus on creating custom, interactive and actionable insights. This individual will report to the Chief Economist in AP and have the following responsibilities:
- Developing and maintaining macroeconomic views for AP
- Writing regular outlooks & blog-style research notes
- Brief Mastercard leadership and regional advisory boards
- Creating content and presenting insights as a representative of Mastercard in customer forums and industry events
- Developing thought leadership for the region to better explore data and economic relationships
- Collaborating with the data scientists/quantitative economists to create interactive and tailored presentations
- Working with the data scientists to explore alternative data sets, modeling and forecasting to push the boundaries in more traditional economics
All About You
- Strong economist with an entrepreneurial mindset and preferably with at least 15 years of experience in economics
- Evidence of both orthodox and experimental approaches in economic thinking, interpretation or application
- Managing complex projects and timelines effectively, serving as a strong collaborator
- Must have good knowledge of econometrics and familiarity with analytical tools for big data exploration
- Openness to new ideas, approaches, challenges and environments
- Extensive experience presenting to senior stakeholders and public speaking
- Good to have Mandarin capabilities for management of projects encompassing Greater China regions
Corporate Security Responsibility
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:
- Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;
- Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
- Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
- Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.